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If you're not a prospective student or parent, feel free to email general questions to info@goshen.edu.

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Check to see if something is already planned for the date you are requesting that might conflict with your targeted audience.

Step 3 – Complete an Event Form

A form must be completed and submitted to the student life office for review and approval. This is an important document, as it will provide additional information about what space needs to be reserved and what services will be needed for your event to be successful. Here is the information you will need for the form:

Preferred location of your event

Description of your event

Description of what you will be doing at the event

Number of people you are expecting to attend your event

Date of your event

Time of your event

Length of your event

Time you will need to setup and tear-down your event

Whether you will be serving food

Whether you plan to use a caterer

Who will be helping you with setup and tear-down

How you will promote your event

What account will be charged with any costs incurred for the event

Step 4 – Work-orders

Work with your faculty advisor to submit the appropriate work-orders to your event to ensure the success of your event.

Step 5 – Publicize your event

Fliers / Posters – there are bulletin boards available in each residence hall for posting your promotional items. DO NOT tape items to windows and doors.

Step 6 – Event Management on the day of your event.

As the event host (person who submitted the Event Request Form), plan to be at the event from start to finish. If you need to divide responsibilities for the program with other leaders in your group, make sure someone is in charge who has co-submitted the Event Request Form. There must always be a person (or persons) who submitted the Event Request Form present throughout the entire event. If questions arise during the event, this will be the person we contact. Make sure all club/group members know who is taking full responsibility for the event.

Arrive early to setup for your event, so you will be ready when your guests arrive

Assign a crew of volunteers to help you teardown. Once the event is over, it is your responsibility to return the facility back to its original condition. The room should be clean and presentable when you start your event and in return you should leave it the way you found it.

All trash should be in trash cans/trash bags.

Tables wiped down

Floors swept

Room reset to the default setup

If your student group fails to clean up after an event, the group will be accessed additional fees.